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A talk by Johan Op de Beeck Het strafste verhaal uit de negentiende eeuw? Dat moet wel de ondergang van Napoleon zijn. Oud-journalist Johan Op de Beeck vertelt over de echte oorzaken van de napoleontische oorlogen: het economische conflict met het Verenigd Koninkrijk en het politieke conflict over de invloed van de Franse Revolutie. Beide […]

A two-day “cultural fitness” with … Napoleon. This event organised by “Landandé” Committee on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March, focused entirely on the battle of Bricchetto, which took place on 21 April 1796 and ended the first phase of Piedmontese Italian campaign. The program of the two days includes A debate at 9pm on […]

IMPERIAL  EMBROIDERY – on Wednesday, 15 March at 16.30 Bernard Chevallier, honorary director of the museum of Malmaison and Bois-Preau, specialist of furnishings and art of the First Empire, will give a talk on textiles treasures of the early nineteenth century. Palazzo Mansi, via Galli Tassi, n. 43, Lucca, Italy

As part of the exhibtiion “J’arrive“, Professors Daniela Pegoraro and Annarosa Toffoli present the legends and tales about the presence of Napoleon in Friuli, collected and published as a result of work done by the pupils of Secondary Schools of First Instance of the Istituto Comprensivo Mortegliano – Castions di Strada. Stories about love between […]

The Bowes Museum’s collection contains an exceptional range of objects relating to Napoleon and the age he defined; all testifying to the allure of the man John Bowes dubbed “that old vagabond”. Featuring outstanding artworks from The Bowes Museum’s extensive permanent collection, The Allure of Napoleon offers an opportunity to learn more about the Museum […]

On Saturday 21 January at 11 am, as part of the exhibition “J’arrive“, there will be a talk entitled ‘Letters from Campoformido’, in which Paul Foramitti, Napoleonic historian, will present an unpublished letter from the private correspondence of a young French officer stationed in Friuli during the days of the signing of the Treaty. In the […]

  “Elisa Bonaparte. The olfactory journey” is the olfactory path that bears the traces of the era in which Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi was Princess of Lucca and Piombino. The initiative was presented on 13 January at Palazzo Ducale, during a press conference which was attended by the provincial director Renato Bonturi, the mayor of Lucca, […]

Napoleon. De schaduw van de revolutie Text: Bart Van Loo author, Music: Geert Hellings Musical stand-up in dutch by author of Napoleon. De schaduw van de revolutie (2014)    dates: 13-01 / 20.30 —- Mortsel / Kaleidoscoop  (try-out) / +32 474-56 78 31 – UITVERKOCHT 14-01 / 20.30 —- Oostduinkerke / Het Bedrijf (try-out) / +32 58-53 29 99 19-01 […]